Using the Siri remote to play and control videos

- Once you find a movie or TV show…that you want to watch,…usually you'll just kick back and just watch it,…but there are a lot of controls that you have…with the Siri remote that you can use…while you're playing a video.…So let's play that movie…that I rented earlier in this chapter.…So there's a play button here,…so I could click on that with the touch pad,…or I could hit the play, pause button,…either way, and that will start the movie playing.…So while this movie's playing,…we can look at some of the controls…that we have available.…

First, while the movie is playing…I could just tap on the touch pad…and it brings up this timeline,…so I can get an idea of how far…I've gone through the movie.…It fades away after a few seconds,…but I can always bring it back…by tapping on the touch pad again.…While you're watching the movie,…you can pause it just by hitting the play,…pause button on the remote,…and of course you can start it again…by hitting the play, pause button again.…Another way to pause would be…to just to click on the touch pad,…

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Updated

4/14/2016

Released

12/17/2015

Learn how to get started with Apple TV, the powerful little box that lets you play games and stream movies, TV shows, and music. Nick Brazzi covers connecting the device to Wi-Fi, setting up an Apple ID or iCloud account, using the remote and Siri-enabled search features, and configuring options for the home screen, storage, and parental controls. He also reviews buying and watching content from iTunes, installing third-party apps and games from the App Store, and using an Apple TV with Netflix and Hulu.

Topics include:

Setting up an Apple ID or iCloud account on an Apple TV

Setting up Home Sharing

Using the remote and searching with Siri

Buying and downloading apps, movies, and music

Managing storage space on an Apple TV

Setting up parental controls

Skill Level Beginner

2h 49m

Duration

35,838

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Q: This course was updated on 04/14/2016. What changed?

A: we updated four tutorials to cover changes to bluetooth keyboards and devices, Siri, photo viewing, and new interface features in the Apple TV OS (v9.2). Nick also recorded one new video, "Using voice dictation to input text," which shows how to use Siri remote to make it easier to type and search.